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How to Feed the World
Eise, Jessica (ed.); Foster, Kenneth Alan (ed.) - 2018
By 2050, we will have ten billion mouths to feed in a world profoundly altered by environmental change. How can we meet … this challenge? In How to Feed the World, a diverse group of experts from Purdue University break down this crucial … the World unites contributors from different perspectives and academic disciplines, ranging from agronomy and hydrology to …
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Understanding Food Insecurity : Key Features, Indicators, and Response Design
Sassi, Maria - 2018
This book provides a comprehensive overview of key aspects of food insecurity, including definitional and conceptual issues, information systems and data sources, indicators, and policies. The aim is to equip readers with a sound understanding of the subject that will assist in the recognition...
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Food Price Volatility and Its Implications for Food Security and Policy
Kalkuhl, Matthias (ed.); Braun, Joachim von (ed.);  … - 2016
This book provides fresh insights into concepts, methods and new research findings on the causes of excessive food price volatility. It also discusses the implications for food security and policy responses to mitigate excessive volatility. The approaches applied by the contributors range from...
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Measuring Globalisation : Gauging Its Consequences
Dreher, Axel - 2008
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Ernährung, Nahrungsmittelmärkte und Landwirtschaft : ökonomische Fragestellungen vor dem Hintergrund der Globalisierung
Jäggi, Christian J. - 2018
Aspekten der Globalisierung. Der Inhalt Ernährung Nahrungsmittelmärkte Landwirtschaft Fleischindustrie und Fischerei …
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The Economics of Addictive Behaviours Volume IV : The Private and Social Costs of Overeating and their Remedies
Joshua, John - 2017
This title offers an in-depth analysis of the psychological causes and consequences of, and proposed interventions for over-eating. The author examines the history of obesity and its distribution by social class and geography, the environmental effects of overconsumption and economic remedies...
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Das Konzept der Metropolregion in Theorie und Praxis : Ziele, Umsetzung und Kritik
Bege, Stefan - 2010
Einführung -- Die Genese der Metropolregion in Deutschland, Empirie -- Die theoretisch – konzeptionelle Fundierung der Metropolregion – aktueller Stand der Forschung -- Erweiterung der Funktionentheorie der Metropolregion: Das Indikatorenmodell (Phänomene der Metropolregion) --...
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Nourished Planet : Sustainability in the Global Food System
Nierenberg, Danielle (ed.) - Barilla Center for Food and Nutrition - 2018
. In Nourished Planet, the Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition offers a global plan for feeding ourselves sustainably …
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Globalisation and the challenges of development in contemporary India
Venkateswar, Sita (ed.); Bandyopadhyay, Sekhar (ed.) - 2016 - 1. edition
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Understanding Central Banks
Herger, Nils - 2019
Issues related to central banks feature regularly in economic news coverage, and in times of economic or financial crisis, especially when a commercial bank is bailed out, they become the focus of the policy debate. But what role do central banks play in a modern economy? How do central banks...
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